Visit the store at the end of the day. Some grocery stores, such as military commissaries and Safeway, discount rotisserie chickens and bakery items by as much as 50% in the hour before the store closes.

Check soda bottles for chicken coupons. Stores occasionally offer specials where you can buy a rotisserie chicken and receive a free 2 liter of soda. These cost-cutting coupons are produced by the soda manufacturer and can be found with specific 2 liters.

Take advantage of weekly “family dining” specials. On Fridays, Safeway offers a $5 special which sometimes includes rotisserie chickens. Other stores, such as Save Mart, have dinner-time specials where you can get a fully cooked chicken and side dish for $7.00 if you come in after 4:00pm.

Check the dates. While bakeries pride themselves on fresh items, the truth is that some things tend to sit. After an item is a few days old, bakeries will discount the cost of the item. For example, I recently bought a box of cookies that were 4 days old but were marked down from $3.99 to $1.45. If you find an item that is a day or two old but isn’t marked down, notify the deli or bakery attendant and ask for a discount. More often than not, they are happy to reduce the price for bakery items for you.